Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 921051 search inquires.

Selected title: Fr
Explanation: Fair (Grade): A coin that is worn, but not so badly that it is impossible to read the writing or see the design

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54058 14.06%
Silver Clad 31207 8.12%
Coin Silver 23276 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22116 5.75%
BN 21619 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20931 5.44%
RB 19990 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17295 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16890 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16013 4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15995 4.16%
PQ 14781 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14646 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14625 3.80%
Rarity 14564 3.79%
Incuse 13743 3.57%
High Relief 13505 3.51%
Coin drop 13494 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 12997 3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12786 3.33%